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  • Same-Sex Marriage Flounders - Few Homosexuals Interested in Tying the Knot

    06/25/2006 5:21:46 AM PDT · by NYer · 58 replies · 2,004+ views
    Zenit News Agency ^ | June 24, 2006
    AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, JUNE 24, 2006 (Zenit.org).- After the clamor to legalize same-sex marriage, it turns out that not many homosexuals really want it. Following a bitter battle last year, the Spanish government gave homosexuals the right to marry. Since the law took effect last July 3, until May 31, only 1,275 same-sex marriages took place, reported the Madrid daily newspaper ABC last Saturday. Comparatively, that would add up to a mere 0.6% of the 209,125 marriages contracted in Spain during 2005. Of the total number of same-sex marriages, 923 were between males and 352 among females. A recent study by...